RIP Michigan-Minnesota rivalry
Michigan will play Minnesota twice in the next 8 seasons, both in Minneapolis.
The earliest we could possibly play them at home again is 2026.
Series that has been played 103 times and went uninterrupted from 1919-1998. Two year hiatuses happened in 1999-2000, 2009-2010 and took a year off in 2016. 2 meetings in the next 8 seasons.
But hey, we get those Rutgers and Maryland games every year! Who needs tradition that goes before this wonderful league was even created when you have cable subscribers, a booming industry that has a bright future.
August 29th, 2018 at 9:28 PM ^
Michigan fans that appreciate and know the tradition do.
August 30th, 2018 at 11:23 AM ^
The vast majority of posts in this topic suggest otherwise.
August 29th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
I don't believe this
August 29th, 2018 at 9:01 PM ^
Should be consistent rotation IE
This year play NW, Nebraska, Wisconsin so next year for example play @Illinois(I believe Illinois traveled here last so go to them), home against Iowa, @Minnesota, then play Purdue at home then IE home against NW and @Nebraska. Rotating teams and home-away probably isn't bullet proof.
August 30th, 2018 at 10:22 AM ^
Yep, took me 5 minutes to come up with a schedule such that every student-athlete that stays 4 years gets to play a home and away game against every team in the West. And thus every B10 team.
August 29th, 2018 at 9:01 PM ^
Stupid damned Big 10 expansion and money-grubbing "championship" game. Take me back to the 10 team Big 10 with a round robin schedule. Best conference record wins the conference and goes to a bowl game. Other nine watch it on TV.
August 29th, 2018 at 9:28 PM ^
OK, we can't play them every year, but Instead of the home-and-home then multi-year hiatus, I wish they'd put cross-division (and ND) on a cycle where we'd play them every two or three years, which would mean getting them at home every four or six years.
August 29th, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^
The Big 10 schedule and (mis)management has been shitty at best. Delaney and his greedy administration have allowed these scandals to repeat themselves and have not preserved any sense of tradition except in the worst ways.
August 29th, 2018 at 11:03 PM ^
Delaney has been such a consistent negative for Michigan. No wonder Bo didn't like him and called him out on his shit.
August 29th, 2018 at 11:22 PM ^
*Looks at B1G scheduling*
*Teddy KFB voice*
It’s a fucking joke anyways.
August 29th, 2018 at 11:34 PM ^
Well, living in Minneapolis, I'm okay with this news.
August 30th, 2018 at 6:29 AM ^
Man, I miss the metrodome.
August 30th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
Noting the sarcasm, several Michigan ACLs from the late 80s/early 90s agree with you.
August 30th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
Not gonna lose sleep over this, but I share your sentiment (if rather less intensely). I would gladly trade a Minnesota today for a Buttgers and Maryland any day.